Yuko Shimizu facts for kids
This page is about the creator of Hello Kitty. For the contemporary New York illustrator, see Yuko Shimizu (illustrator). For the Japanese actress, see Yuko Shimizu (actress).
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Yuko Shimizu
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Shimizu at Japan Expo 2010
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Yuko Shimizu (清水 侑子, Shimizu Yūko, born 1 November 1946) is the Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty.
She was born in Japan. After graduating from Musashino Art University, she joined Sanrio. She designed the first original Sanrio character, Coro Chan, a bear which was introduced in 1973. In 1974 she made the original design for Hello Kitty, Sanrio's most successful and best known character. She left Sanrio in 1976 to get married and has been working as a freelance designer ever since. She did not make a lot of money from Hello Kitty.
The other characters she has created include Angel Cat Sugar and Rebecca Bonbon. She has also published some picture books.
See also
In Spanish: Yuko Shimizu para niños
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